Carl Froch maintained his opinion that two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua should have finished the fight.

In the immediate aftermath of Joshua’s brutal stoppage defeat to Daniel Dubois, Froch was one of those who said it was It’s time for the Watford player to hang up his gloves.

The 35-year-old fell several times before being caught by Dubois in the fifth round at Wembley Stadium, preventing him from winning the IBF title.

Although the former Olympic gold medalist will avoid the rematch due to “DDD”, he will continue his professional boxing career and is expected to face long-time rival Tyson Fury in 2025.

And talk to Fight LensFroch revealed that he is worried about Joshua’s health if he continues boxing.

“I’m just being sincere. I’m just telling the truth and I think Anthony Joshua has had a fantastic career considering his skill level.

“He was pushed several times and the last scream he took from Daniel Dubois looked painful. Potentially harmful to health.

“You can have as much money in the bank as you want, 100 million, 150 million, whatever. [But] you can’t put a price on your health.

“The way he was knocked out, it looked like Dubois tasered him. Hurt in the first round, destroyed in the fifth. Why is he fighting?”

‼️ Anthony Joshua could immediately fight the winner of the Zhilei Zhang vs Agit Kabayel fight, with the WBC open to it.

AJ is currently in 6th place in the WBC rankings 📈

(By @SkySportsBoxing) pic.twitter.com/ZZmGQdxwVd

— Professional boxing fans (@ProBoxingFans) December 2, 2024

Joshua is expected to return to the ring in May and many eyes will be on the rematch between Fury and Oleksandr Usyk on December 21 in Riyad.

The domestic grudge match between ‘AJ’ and ‘The Gypsy King’ has been long overdue and there is a feeling it will take place next year – regardless of the result in Saudi Arabia in a few weeks.

The journeyman boxer, who has 121 defeats, has slammed his critics, referring to Tyson Fury’s book, calling them “huge, stiff dossers.”

Dale Arrowsmith has only won six fights, but he still jumps into the ring regularly. He has faced 25 opponents in the last 12 months and lost to all of them, apart from a hard-fought draw against Gabriel Marsh.

The 30-year-old is one of many boxing journeymen, unsung heroes of the sport, who challenge youthful, up-and-coming fighters to improve their professional records and provide them with valuable experience.

Arrowsmith’s own record of six wins, five draws and 121 losses was recently noticed by former Olympic boxer Jamel Herring, who brutally mocked him with a post on X (formerly Twitter).

Herring shared a screenshot of Arrowsmith’s profile on the site BoxRec next to the caption: “I need to talk to my British family. In the US, you get a discount and a break for two months.

“And forget about the break, you might not see each other until the end of the year. It takes a lot of effort to step into this ring, but what is the motivation here?!”

Arrowsmith quickly responded to Herring and the rest of the critics with a stern message: replying: “I will fight every man born to his mother, twice on Sunday. You are all huge, stiff hunters.”

He went on to explain that despite eight stoppage losses, none of them involved a loss of consciousness.

“I wasn’t knocked out at all,” he added. “I was stopped twice for cuts, once for a perforated eardrum and stopped in front of the judge five times.”

Journeyman boxers still play an extremely significant role in the sport, with many world champions starting out by recording victories over fighters like Arrowsmith.

Jamie Speight, who retired with a professional record of 15 wins and 46 losses, previously provided a fascinating insight into the life of a journeyman.

“You will hear people say that boxing is the most corrupt sport in the world and that is one of the truest statements ever made,” he said Elephant sport.

“The promoters told me, ‘Don’t hit that kid, move him, don’t hit him, don’t hurt him.’ You actually get instructions on what to do and what not to do.

“Mostly if you’re ringside during one of my fights, you’ll hear me talking to my opponent. I’ll say, ‘Lift your left hand up a little more, don’t do this, don’t do this,’ and try to advise them because the best time to learn is at work.

Turki Alalshikh’s latest card for the Riyad season, headlined by the rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol on February 22, is being hailed as one of the best cards of all time.

Alalshch, the head of boxing in Saudi Arabia, finally confirmed on Monday evening what had been widely reported for several weeks that Beterbiev and Bivol would bounce back after a thrilling first fight in October, from which Beterbiev won a majority decision to become the undisputed delicate heavyweight champion.

All four belts will be at stake again, and Bivol will want to take revenge for his only defeat in his career.

Just like in the rematch, six consecutive fights announced, including three world title fights.

Daniel Dubois, who ruthlessly defeated Anthony Joshua in the fifth round, will defend his IBF world heavyweight title for the second time against former world champion Joseph Parker.

Shakur Stevenson puts his WBC lightweight crown on the line against rising prospect Floyd Schofield, while Hamzah Sheeraz fights for a maiden world title when he meets WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames.

An All-British delicate heavyweight clash between Joshua Buatsi and Callum Smith, a heavyweight clash between Zhilei Zhang and Agit Kabayel and a super welterweight fight featuring Vergil Ortiz Jr and Israil Madrimov round out the blockbuster bill, with all three fights being for interim titles.

Broadcasters for the event have not been confirmed, but Alalshikh claims it will reduce the pay-per-view price in the US to “no more than $25.99” as part of its plan to reduce the exorbitant prices seen particularly in the US, with the event priced at $19.99. £99 in the UK.

Many were quick to hail the event dubbed “Last Crescendo” as the “greatest card” they had ever seen.

Here’s how the boxing world reacted to the news:

This is the greatest boxing card of my life.

I’m delighted for Joseph Parker, he deserved this shot.

Hamzah Sheeraz at the substantial boys’ table.
Buatsi vs Smith for the best of Britain.

Boxing has arrived.
Amazing from top to bottom.

— Adam Catterall (@AdamCatterall) December 3, 2024

BTW… can we talk about Beterbiev and Bivol dropping the case IMMEDIATELY

Oh, you thought the first fight was controversial… ok, let’s do it again, right away, again for UNDISPUTED 🤣🤣

I fucking love it 😎😎😎

— Ade Oladipo (@ade_oladipo1) December 2, 2024

Truly.
Top to Bottom Personally, I have never seen a better fight card than this one.
Trying to remember Don King’s brilliant performances from back in the day?
It’s not just names.
These are brilliant fights!
Beterbiev v Bivol 👀
Ortiz Jr vs. Madrimov 👀
Buatsi vs. Smith 👀
Dubois in… pic.twitter.com/QzIUJRYlpr

— Dave Coldwell (@davidcoldwell) December 2, 2024

Definitely one of the best and most used PPV cards in history. In conversation with the best of all time and perhaps better than any of Don King’s loaded PPVs from the mid to slow 90’s. Literally every fight listed here is main event level and I am not exaggerating or exaggerating at all. https://t.co/MInvwc9eRP

— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) December 2, 2024

Card of the century. #BetterbievBivol2 pic.twitter.com/ZbxaSxW6DF

— Gwathron (@Gwathron) December 2, 2024

What a card
you know it’s the best card ever when Zhang opens the show around 5-6 p.m @Turki_alalshikh changed the sweet teaching forever #alhamdulillah pic.twitter.com/Iwlpy324e8

— Ⓜ️OCHA (@mochachinnos) December 2, 2024

This is the biggest card that has ever been uncontested. pic.twitter.com/QHIhcmQmB7

— NOAH (@Noahdumbtwt) December 3, 2024